ETHIOPIA: AFRICAN LEADERS FLY IN FOR OAU SUMMIT PARLEY

Record ID: 460445

  • Title: ETHIOPIA: AFRICAN LEADERS FLY IN FOR OAU SUMMIT PARLEY
  • Date: 4th November 1966
  • Summary: 1. GV PLANE TAXIES IN AT ADDIS ABABA AIRPORT 0.05 2. SV GUARD OF HONOUR 0.08 3. SV PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC DOWN STEPS OF PLANE & GREETED BY HAILE SELASSIE (2 SHOTS) 0.23 4. SV PARTY WALKING FROM PLANE 0.26 5. SV CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT & EMPEROR 0.33 6. LV THE TWO ON TO SALUTING DAIS (2 SHOTS) 0.40
  • Embargoed: 19th November 1966 12:00
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  • Location: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Reuters ID: LVA6WDIDQSRC0A7SR4TGA8SAUFX
  • Story Text: AFRICAN LEADERS HAVE BEEN FLYING IN TO ADDIS ABABA FOR THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNITY SUMMIT CONFERENCE OPENING THERE TOMORROW (SATURDAY). THOSE WHO ARRIVED YESTERDAY INCLUDED PRESIDENT JEAN BEDEL BOKASSA OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, PRESIDENT IBRAHIM EL HAZARI OF SUDAN AND PRESIDENT WILLIAM TUBMAN OF LIBERIA.

    EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE WAS AT THE AIRPORT TO GREET EACH ARRIVAL. HE HAS JUST MARKED THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE OF ETHIOPIA.

    THE O.A.U. HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 38. HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS NOT ATTENDING IN PERSON WILL BE REPRESENTED BY MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS. A PROBLEM FACING DELEGATES IS THE RIFT BETWEEN GHANA AND GUINEA, ARISING FROM THE DETENTION OF THE GUINEAN DELEGATION IN ACCRA.
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